I am interested in finding an Italian speaker with whom I can have a cooperative learning experience. My idea is that we would talk on the phone for a half hour. For 15 minutes he would help me with Italian and for the second 15 minutes I would help him with his English. Anyone interested? Have to be in U.S. to make it affordable.

I am trying to learn Italian because I enjoy opera and I know I will enjoy it more if I know Italian. My wife and I are also going to Italy this spring -- La Scala, a soccer game and seeing the historical sites in Rome and Venice.